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Work of breathing, the Glossary

Index Work of breathing

Work of breathing (WOB) is the energy expended to inhale and exhale a breathing gas.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 32 relations: Airway resistance, Alveolar pressure, Ambient pressure, Atmospheric pressure, Barometer, Breathing apparatus, Breathing gas, Breathing performance of regulators, Carbon dioxide removal, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Decompression sickness, Diaphragmatic paradox, Diving rebreather, Dräger (company), Exhalation, Helium, Inhalation, Injector, Intrapleural pressure, Lung, Lung compliance, Lung volumes, Nitrogen narcosis, Rebreather, Scrubber, Spirometry, Standard diving dress, Starling resistor, Sternocleidomastoid muscle, Transpulmonary pressure, Underwater breathing apparatus, Underwater diving.

  2. Breathing apparatus
  3. Respiratory system

Airway resistance

In respiratory physiology, airway resistance is the resistance of the respiratory tract to airflow during inhalation and exhalation. Work of breathing and airway resistance are respiratory physiology.

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Alveolar pressure

Alveolar pressure (Palv) is the pressure of air inside the lung alveoli.

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Ambient pressure

The ambient pressure on an object is the pressure of the surrounding medium, such as a gas or liquid, in contact with the object.

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Atmospheric pressure

Atmospheric pressure, also known as air pressure or barometric pressure (after the barometer), is the pressure within the atmosphere of Earth.

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Barometer

A barometer is a scientific instrument that is used to measure air pressure in a certain environment.

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Breathing apparatus

A breathing apparatus or breathing set is equipment which allows a person to breathe in a hostile environment where breathing would otherwise be impossible, difficult, harmful, or hazardous, or assists a person to breathe. Work of breathing and breathing apparatus are respiration.

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Breathing gas

A breathing gas is a mixture of gaseous chemical elements and compounds used for respiration.

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Breathing performance of regulators

The breathing performance of regulators is a measure of the ability of a breathing gas regulator to meet the demands placed on it at varying ambient pressures and temperatures, and under varying breathing loads, for the range of breathing gases it may be expected to deliver.

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Carbon dioxide removal

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is a process in which carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere by deliberate human activities and durably stored in geological, terrestrial, or ocean reservoirs, or in products.

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by long-term respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation.

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Decompression sickness

Decompression sickness (DCS; also called divers' disease, the bends, aerobullosis, and caisson disease) is a medical condition caused by dissolved gases emerging from solution as bubbles inside the body tissues during decompression.

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Diaphragmatic paradox

Diaphragmatic paradox or paradoxical diaphragm phenomenon is an abnormal medical sign observed during respiration, in which the diaphragm moves opposite to the normal directions of its movements.

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Diving rebreather

A Diving rebreather is an underwater breathing apparatus that absorbs the carbon dioxide of a diver's exhaled breath to permit the rebreathing (recycling) of the substantially unused oxygen content, and unused inert content when present, of each breath.

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Dräger (company)

Dräger is a German company based in Lübeck which makes breathing and protection equipment, gas detection and analysis systems, and noninvasive patient monitoring technologies.

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Exhalation

Exhalation (or expiration) is the flow of the breath out of an organism. Work of breathing and Exhalation are respiration and respiratory physiology.

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Helium

Helium (from lit) is a chemical element; it has symbol He and atomic number 2.

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Inhalation

Inhalation (or inspiration) happens when air or other gases enter the lungs. Work of breathing and Inhalation are respiration and respiratory physiology.

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Injector

An injector is a system of ducting and nozzles used to direct the flow of a high-pressure fluid in such a way that a lower pressure fluid is entrained in the jet and carried through a duct to a region of higher pressure.

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Intrapleural pressure

In physiology, intrapleural pressure refers to the pressure within the pleural cavity. Work of breathing and intrapleural pressure are respiratory physiology.

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Lung

The lungs are the central organs of the respiratory system in humans and some other animals, including tetrapods, some snails and a small number of fish. Work of breathing and lung are respiratory system.

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Lung compliance

Lung compliance, or pulmonary compliance, is a measure of the lung's ability to stretch and expand (distensibility of elastic tissue). Work of breathing and lung compliance are respiratory physiology.

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Lung volumes

Lung volumes and lung capacities refer to the volume of air in the lungs at different phases of the respiratory cycle. Work of breathing and lung volumes are respiratory physiology.

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Nitrogen narcosis

Narcosis while diving (also known as nitrogen narcosis, inert gas narcosis, raptures of the deep, Martini effect) is a reversible alteration in consciousness that occurs while diving at depth.

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Rebreather

A rebreather is a breathing apparatus that absorbs the carbon dioxide of a user's exhaled breath to permit the rebreathing (recycling) of the substantially unused oxygen content, and unused inert content when present, of each breath.

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Scrubber

Scrubber systems (e.g. chemical scrubbers, gas scrubbers) are a diverse group of air pollution control devices that can be used to remove some particulates and/or gases from industrial exhaust streams.

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Spirometry

Spirometry (meaning the measuring of breath) is the most common of the pulmonary function tests (PFTs). Work of breathing and Spirometry are respiratory physiology.

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Standard diving dress

Standard diving dress, also known as hard-hat or copper hat equipment, deep sea diving suit or heavy gear, is a type of diving suit that was formerly used for all relatively deep underwater work that required more than breath-hold duration, which included marine salvage, civil engineering, pearl shell diving and other commercial diving work, and similar naval diving applications.

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Starling resistor

The Starling resistor was invented by English physiologist Ernest Starling and used in an isolated-heart preparation during work which would later lead to the "Frank–Starling law of the heart".

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Sternocleidomastoid muscle

The sternocleidomastoid muscle is one of the largest and most superficial cervical muscles.

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Transpulmonary pressure

Transpulmonary pressure is the difference between the alveolar pressure and the intrapleural pressure in the pleural cavity. Work of breathing and Transpulmonary pressure are respiratory physiology.

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Underwater breathing apparatus

Underwater breathing apparatus is equipment which allows the user to breathe underwater. Work of breathing and underwater breathing apparatus are breathing apparatus.

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Underwater diving

Underwater diving, as a human activity, is the practice of descending below the water's surface to interact with the environment.

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See also

Breathing apparatus

Respiratory system

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_of_breathing